There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Bates College by plane, bus, train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Portland, bus
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Portland (PWM)plane ORD - PWM
- Take the bus from City of Portland to Lewistonbus
7h$90–450Train, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bostontrain Lake Shore Limited
- Take the bus from Boston to Lewistonbus Greyhound US0265s
26h 26m$259–577Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Bostonbus
- Take the bus from Boston to Lewistonbus
29h 48m$166–289Drive 1,067.5 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Bates Collegecar 1,067.5 mi
19h 30m$195–282Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Portland, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Portland (PWM)plane MDW - PWM
- Take the bus from City of Portland to Lewistonbus
6h 37m$130–720Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Boston Logan Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane MDW - BOS
- Take the bus from Logan International Airport to Portland, MEbus
- Take the bus from City of Portland to Lewistonbus
8h 43m$142–700Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bangor, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bangor (BGR)plane ORD - BGR
- Take the bus from Bangor Transportation Center to Augusta Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Augusta to Lewistonbus
9h 6m$100–462
Chicago to Bates College by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Bates College is to bus which costs $160 - $290 and takes 29h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Bates College is to fly and bus which takes 6h 37m and costs $130 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Chicago station to Bates College. However, there are services departing from Chicago Bus Station and arriving at Lewiston via New York Midtown and Boston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 48m.
The distance between Chicago and Bates College is 961 miles. The road distance is 1073.7 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Bates College without a car is to train and bus which takes 26h 26m and costs $250 - $600.
It takes approximately 7h to get from Chicago to Bates College, including transfers.
Chicago to Bates College bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Chicago Bus Station.
Chicago to Bates College bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at New York Midtown station.
Bates College is 1h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 7:30 AM in Chicago and 8:30 AM in Bates College.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Bates College is 1074 miles. It takes approximately 19h 30m to drive from Chicago to Bates College.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Bates College, ME, USA?
You can take a bus from Chicago Bus Station to Bates College via New York Midtown, Boston, and Lewiston in around 29h 48m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bangor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bangor via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bangor via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bangor via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Portland via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bangor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bangor via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Portland via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bangor via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bangor via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from City of Portland to Lewiston
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Boston to Lewiston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Augusta to Lewiston
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800 639 3317
- info@concordcoachlines.com
- Website
- concordcoachlines.com
Bus from Logan International Airport to Portland, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–30
- Website
- https://concordcoachlines.com
Bus from Bangor Transportation Center to Augusta Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–20
- Website
- https://concordcoachlines.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Bangor Transportation Center to Augusta Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $15–45
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